Released: November 29, 2007

Ford agrees to vouchers in rollover suit

Source: Associated Press [New York Times] (Free Registration)

The Ford Motor Company agreed Wednesday to settle class-action lawsuits covering plaintiffs in four states who claimed its Explorer sport utility vehicles were prone to rollovers, the company and a lawyer for the plaintiffs said.

The settlement applies to about a million people in California, Connecticut, Illinois and Texas, said Kevin P. Roddy, a New Jersey lawyer and co-counsel for the S.U.V. owners who brought the lawsuit.

The settlement, which applies to Explorers in model years 1991 through 2001, will allow vehicle owners to apply for $500 vouchers to buy Explorers or $300 vouchers to buy other Ford or Lincoln Mercury products, Mr. Roddy said.

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